Hundreds of homes, bridges and roads washed away in north Indian state after unusually heavy rainfall
India’s mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh has been left reeling after it was hit by rainstorms, flash floods and landslides, with dozens of people reported missing.
Hundreds of homes, bridges, roads and electricity pylons in the north Indian state were washed away after 23 flash floods and 16 landslides caused by unusually heavy rainfall over the weekend. There were also 19 cloudbursts, in which an enormous amount of rain falls in a sudden deluge, according to a report by the Himachal Pradesh state government.
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07/07/2025 - 09:00
Across the Bangladeshi megacity, designers are adapting to the climate crisis
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07/07/2025 - 08:00
Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals
Millions of tonnes of treated sewage sludge is spread on farmland across the UK every year despite containing forever chemicals, microplastics and toxic waste, and experts say the outdated current regulations are not fit for purpose.
An investigation by the Guardian and Watershed has identified England’s sludge-spreading hotspots and shown where the practice could be damaging rivers.
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07/07/2025 - 07:23
President Lula rebukes wealthy countries for retreating on climate and trade but bloc is divided and unbalanced
As the US retreats from the international stage, the most powerful political alliance in the global south has come together in Brazil this week to try to revive and reinvent a collective approach to the world’s problems.
The summit of the Brics group of nations at the Museum of Contemporary Art on the edge of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro is both a dress rehearsal for the Belém Cop30 UN climate conference in November and a rebuke to wealthier countries that have withdrawn to bunkers, launched missiles and choked off aid to poorer regions.
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07/07/2025 - 07:21
Girls summer camp Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors dead as more rain threatens to deluge region
Texas floods – latest updates
By late afternoon on Monday the death toll from the flash floods that have wreaked devastation in Texas since Friday had exceeded 100 and is expected to rise further as more victims are found and more rain threatens to deluge the region.
Camp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died.
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07/07/2025 - 07:03
Vessels on Rhine in Germany and Danube in Hungary forced to sail partially loaded
Business live – latest updates
Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe’s biggest rivers including the Rhine and the Danube and pushing up transport costs.
As much of Europe swelters in hot temperatures, water levels in its main rivers have fallen. This is affecting shipping along the Rhine – one of Europe’s key waterways – south of Duisburg and Cologne in Germany, including the choke point of Kaub, forcing vessels to sail about half full.
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07/07/2025 - 07:00
The administration has wiped over $2.7bn in climate grants, hitting underserved communities across the US the hardest
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Acre by acre, the village of Kipnuk is falling into the river.
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07/07/2025 - 06:00
People who lost everything describe leaving homes and express anger at poor preparedness and officials who seemed to shirk responsibility
Texas flooding – latest updates
As Texas marshals a formidable response to the flash floods that have already killed dozens, questions are now being posed about warnings that were given on Thursday and early Friday about the severity of the approaching storm and the coordination between local officials and the National Weather Service.
New flood alerts were issued for Texas “hill country” on Sunday, prompting rescue services to suspend the search for missing people, including at least 11 from Camp Mystic, the summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River hard hit by Friday’s flash flood.
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07/07/2025 - 05:54
At least 84 bodies recovered in Kerr County, according to officials; Donald Trump will travel to Texas later this week
Texas floods kill more than 100 people as more victims expected
Texas flood survivors question planning and response
Residents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.
Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt.
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07/07/2025 - 03:00
Our research shows people are strongly in favour of measures to tackle the climate crisis. They just need to be listened to
Rebecca Willis is professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University
There’s not much that unites our fractured House of Commons at the moment. But on one issue, politicians from all parties seem to agree: the great British public don’t really want ambitious action to meet net zero goals. They may concur on this – but they are wrong.
On the right of the spectrum, opposition politicians have been sounding a rapid retreat from the net zero target. In doing so, they are breaking with a strong Conservative tradition – it was Theresa May who signed the target into law in 2019, with cross-party support. Council elections this spring saw victories for Reform UK, which opposes most net zero policies outright, and argues for an economy based on fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the Labour government has net zero as one of its five missions, yet it, too, seems reluctant to make a positive case for action to tackle the climate crisis. It worries there won’t be enough support for policies such as replacing gas boilers or managing demand for flying, and it has been further cowed by unhelpful voices off from the former prime minister Tony Blair.
Rebecca Willis is professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University
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